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Design
VNFM Adapter sends a POST request to the "VNF Instances" resource including in the payload body a data structure of type "CreateVnfRequest" (VNFM Adapter → VNFM); POST ../vnf_instances (CreateVnfRequest)
VNFM creates a new VNF instance resource in NOT_INSTANTIATED state, and the associated VNF instance identifier (VNFM → VNFM Adapter);
VNFM returns a 201 Created response containing a representation of the VNF Instance resource just created by the VNFM, and provides the URI of the newly-created resource in the "Location" HTTP header (VNFM → VNFM Adapter); 202 Created (VnfInstnace)
- VNFM sends a VNF Identifier Creation Notification to the VNFM Adapter to indicate the creation of the VNF instance resource and the associated VNF instance identifier (VNFM → VNFM Adapter); Send VnfIdentifierCreationNotification
- Parameters and data source
| Parameters | Required? | Data Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| vnfdId | Required | descriptor_id from VNFD | |
| vinfInstanceName | Optional | User Input | |
| vnfInstanceDescription | Optional | User Input |
Instantiate VNF
HTTP Method Type: POST
VNFM Endpoint: /vnf_instances/{vnfInstanceId}/instantiate
Request Payload: InstantiateVNFRequest
Response Header: 202 success
Response Body: not applicable
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